The Sun. — London, England, 1826-09-16 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TIIE PUBLIC .10tTRISTAI,S. We stated to our leaders as short 011ie ago, that furlong the machinations about to be employed by domestic mat contents, and their foreign allies of the. " legitimate" or servile school against the representative Constitution (Portuguese), was .that of circulating incendiary 'attacks, upon the title of Pedro tattle throne of Portugal ; and of course to the validity, Ist, of his abdication ; 2d, of hia constitutional charter. It is now certain that the efforts of sophistry have been directed with extreme diligence to alienate the minds of "Portuguese subjects frc:3l the cause of their country's freedoin. Hopes are entertained by the runners and partisans of the Queen Dowager, acting like wise on behalf of the worthy Ferdinand of Spain, that if an ingeniouS argument can be got up viinst the lawfid ness 'of the existing Regency at Lisbon, :the Portuguese may be indeeed to believe that, in revolting from it, and overthrowing it, they. fulfil a positive duty to their rightful Sovereign, Don Miguel, and to the ancient laws - of his do minions. Let ua then begin by a re-statement of this: class of objections to the charter which. Don 'Pedro heri promulgated—those, we mean, which deny altogether the Brazilian , Emperor's. title to abditsite, a power which,' say his adversaries, he did not then 'possess It has been alleged, that after the act wherein Jahn VI, mid Don Pedro recognised, the independence of the Brazilian Ern pil7e, his imperial , Majesty became no better than a " fo reign Ptlnce to the Portuguese nation, and according. to thes fundamental laws of Portugal, could no longer succeed to the Crowns not. succeeding, he could not therefore ab dicate the succession, nor nominate a 'Sovereign to sue eeed him. It is ' imrowstionable that such an argument never was stirred against the legitimate sovereignty of Don Pedro, until after he had 'Used his prerogative for the extension of liberty to his people. Instantly on the death of the late King, the Portuguese Regency, which he, King John had appointed, proclaimed his eldest sou and heir, Don Pedro, lawful Sovereign of Portugal. The peOple eagerly and generally joined in this recognition—the Powers of Europe declared their assent with the accustomed forms—and the Infant Don Miguel was foremost in =preseuutiug his allegiance and hemage to Peter IV. It was remarked, at the time of the treaty Of Brazilian independence being executed, that no provision was made for the succession to the European branch of the monarciry. If Pedro's right was not asserted in that inatreinv,t, neither was it in any sense annulled. The ab dielitir;ii of Brazil was complete on the part of John, but 1 !!!iro did not abdicate Portugal; In the "dekl," more over, Which accompanied the ratification of the treaty, King• John distinctly alluded to his eldest .son, as his nn tural successor to the throne of his Portuguese dominionii. Here, then, we have the true construction put upon the treaty by one .of the parties themselves.-a party not de riving nor expecting the smallest benefit front his declara tion of the sense which he affixed to it. As for the old laws of Portugal which have 'been appealed to '(tbese passed by the Cortes of Lamer, mil confirmed by those of Lisbon. in 1641), their sole object was to Occlude a fo';- reign Prince from the throne of Portugal, who might have caused, or not resisted, the annexation of that kingdom to Spain. Had Pedro than become a foreign , Prince with regard to Portugal ? No, inaloubtedly not, until its should make his' option hetween the once incorporated crowns, now separated by the act of the 29th of Augusti Following up by a denial of Pedro's right to abdicate the Crown of Portugal,.---a right which we feel justified in as suming that 'we have now established,--.the malcontents proceed.to charge him with usurping the Ounce of his own successor. It is clear, howeVer, that Don Pedro could not, in good faith to the Brazilians, have retained the double CrOWn. He made his option, as we have said, for 'Brazil. He made it for himself and his eldest son, who them, in virtue of the. treaty of August, equally die; qualified whit the parent from ;wending the throne of Por.! tugul. Whom, then, has Don Pedro chosen for Sovereign of the latter kingdom? Ile has' folleived inapliaitly tint existing law, of succession, as well as of nature, and named the person who was legal heir of Pot » tugal, if Pedro bad been passive or silent. his eldest daughter by the laws of Portugal, came next to her brother, who was excluded, by. his destination to ''the Brazilian Empire. Thus the two crowns diverge for ever in the hands of the two nearest heirs of Pedro. Had the latter 'Prinee renounced for himself and 'Ms posterity the succession of Portugal when he declared the hide pendence of Brazil, Don Milord most have succeeded him in the former kingdom. But having then reserved that right for himself, it has miturally descended to . the eldest of - hilt:- oltipring, who was not disqualified by a solemn. treaty. While Don Pedro had net yet declared himself, but wet, actually exercising his severeign power over Portal by preparing and authentiksitingthe set in which he at. once renounced time sovereignty, and established the liberty of that ancient realm, it is true tbat the throne of Brazil might indeed, with some show. of pl,e,usibility, have been considered vacant, and the .Government in.a state of abeyance. But in such a, Mt!, it was for the Brazilian malcontents, not for those of Portugal, to raise an argu ment against the validity' , of Pedro's acts, and to illustrate their objection by then electing another Monarch for their country. But the. Brazilians missed 'their opportunity, the throne having since been legitiMately filled, and a fair op portunity never came to the Portugue,ie whose throne was never vacant. We have argued this iiiestion of Pedro's title more gravely' than the adverse yeasonings ap pear to deserve, beeause we have SQ111(1 cause to believe that elsewhere inueli strews has been laid upon them ; but, in 'air minds, there is no room to doubt—l st, that on the, death of John VL, Pedro had the right to declare hire self King of Portugal ; 2d, , that being competent to reign, he had a right to abdicate ; 3d, that his eldest son, being lawful bait to the monarehiwhich his father ennui by right of choice to govern, Pedro was justified in proclaiming the next rightful' successor to the Portuguese crown.—We shall take another opportunity to exauune some objections which have been raised to the legislative authority, exer cised by Don Pedro in his grant of a charter to 'Portu gal, as well as to the nature and political tendencies, fo reign and domestic, of the constitution which he has framed.—Ttmes. It is-the etiquette, we believe, that 'the Attorney-Gene ral for the.time being is entitled to the refitsal of any high office in the law which fano vomit. Upon this principle, 1.4.1: John Copley (0, .ottly to the annoyance, we should su peet, of. Ins learned Coadjutor) has . taken the Rolls ; winch may be eni , :i' l itt;red' int earnest (should nothing' fall out betiveen the h i fl ood the lip) of his being hereafter, a_rn o( l t i lt s u iu t ,: 7ohali i l , y i, ' i1 t ,.0 of very distant period, raised to the :Zip ' i of the h li l oll4 is that twicrfte ambition, the Master the between the cup and the lip, which. NVOtlifyil,:tiBL'li.:}f,lbi')Yoli from aspiring hi g h er . Th e salary, we believe, with an excellent house, the Court ,under the a ton a : ro Yelir of,: in t H e patronage, and with it the means of providing e fo u r tn a ili f tlx able; no peerage necessariir i. id poverty upon 011eii descendants, the abour not eery and innolitailable by .)::leveirlY.onsider great, and the politi,,, , '-ICAUS appointment permanent, Now the Woolsack, though very soft and invitin ,is es. quite so much a bed of down as this, The eminwniTit to be sure, are, while they last,- probably more. than treble the amount. But then such a thing as a c h ange of Ad. ministration occurs, and a retired Chancellor (as lords Redesdale and Erskine, and Mr. Ponironby) sinks front his splendour into a pensioner of 4,000/. tt-year, which, if' it has brought a peerage' with it, is no very great God tiend to a family man. 'These ate our reasons for thinking the Mastership of the Rolls nue of the best—if not, in Ina, the,lnost desirable appointment in the law. For °la se! vvi, we wish, hat . Sir John Copley had waited for the Chief Susticeship of the King's Bench. We like law ' bet ter thau:equity, sr ,' f We should have been glad to see the highest appointment, as regards the liberties of English men, in the hands of the man whose learning and whose principles . offeethel Jetit • earnest of its due constitutional exercise. liiit''atobition is the virtue and the error of great minds--which it will, prOve. to have been on .this • occasion, tune only can show. The Deputy Speakership of the Lords still remains open. The Master of the Rolls wits, till lately, looked to by Ministers as an efficient Law Officer in the House of Commons. Since Sir William Grant's time that has ceased to be the case. It remains to be seen how that point will be disposed of. Should Sir John Copley succeed Lord Gifford in - that post, too, then he must cease to be a Member of the House of Com mons; and his Into successful struggle for the University of Cambridge will present the singular circumstance of the successful candidate in such a contest never taking his seat. Such an event will evince the policy of Mr. Goul burn's standing, which will, in all probability, insure his future return. The Attorney-General's retirement from the Bar will, throw abroad professional emolument, pro bably little short of 16,000/. a-year. Of these the greater part \vitt de‘Ave upon the new Solicitor-General, Mr. Tindal, who practises in the same Court ; but Mr. Brougham, Mr. DCIMMTI, Mr. Gurney, Mr. Marryat, and others, will. all share the spoil. Mr. Scarlett alone can rise no higher in point of business than he has done. He is engaged in cry thing, and will be now without a rival.--• Morning Herald. Hitherto the attention of the publie has been directed exclusively to the management of the second Greek Loan : • but the application of the former loan is,involved in equal mystery, and calls for strict scrutiny. One of the bond holders remarked, at the late meeting, that, if the funds applied by this country had been wisely administered, the fall of Navarino.might haVe been prevented: and, We are inclined to think, that his observation was .Nvell, founded. Navarino did not surrender till near the end of May, 1825. Its fall was owing to three causes. First, there was a total want of means to protect the harbour, though, from the narrowness of the entrance, that harbour, the best and most capacious, in Greece, , is peculiarly easy of defence. Secondly, the works of the fortress were in an extremely dilapidated state, and incapable of standing a siege con ducted with the least skill or spirit. They were; indeed, 'nearly in the same state, in which they had been left by the Turks in 1821. Thirdly, Conduriottis and the Greek Government where without means of keeping to gether any considerable body of troops in the field, or, of preventing the secession of the Epirotes and the other natives of Northern Greece. Some or all of these causes of weakness might have been removed or dimi nished, by means of the first loan. The fortifications might have been repaired. Some preparations might have been made for the defence of the harbour; or means might have been furnished to enable the Greeks to keep the field at so critical a moment. Unfortunately nothing was done. The first loan was, to all appearance, as useless to the Greek cause as the second has been. Navarino, left to its own feeble garrison, with the harbour in possession of the enemy, and without any chance of relief by land, was forced to surrender. The Egyptians forthwith spread themselves over the Morea; and the fortunes of Greece, unable to. recover from the effects of that blow, have ever since been rapidly declining. The persons who took upon themselves the management of the first loan, may justly be held answerable for the catastrophe which a wise disposal of the funds under their controul might have averted ; and we hope,' therefore, that The gross. misapplication of the second loan will not so occupy the . minds of those who take ,an interest in the subject, as to prevent them from scruti nising strictly the transactions connected with the first loan. —New 'Timis. POLICE INTELLIGL'NCE. MANSION;HOUSE.—Yesterday, the managing clerk to Messrs. FYscin and Co. solicitors, Lothbury, came before the LORD MAYOR, at the head of a number of fine tall respectable-looking young men, and in their behalf requested a warrant against one John Campbell, who bad described himself as belonging to the , Royal Navy. The applicants stated,' they hadhCen introduced to this person by Mr. Currie, the army accoutrement-maker, of Regent-street. He was a person of gentlemanly manner, and held himself forth to them as an officer in .the Royal' Navy, and an intimate friend of Lord Cochrane, whom be was about to join in aid of the Creek merle. Ile showed to them a letter, which he said be bad re ceived from his friend Lord 'enthrone, and of which the following is a copy " Gibraltar, June 16, 1826. "My dear Sir,—Yesterday, I received your letter in a packet sent by Lady Cochrane. lam not sorry for your misfortune, as it is probably a judgment on you, for not accompanying me to South America, where you would have got riches—sure to get honour. "I hope, .now, my brave friend, you will no longer hesitate to embark in a glorious Cause. I Lifer you the same terms I did before, and shall be moat happy of your gallant assistance. No independent noble-minded man can now succeed in England. Come, my dear fellow, and earn the laurels that arc blooming for you. Write me to the CroWn Ilo01,• Malta, and let me know if you. will join me or not. I will keep an opening for you till I hear from you. • " I am, in great haste,• my dear Sir, very truly yours, " COCHRANE!' • " Captain J. Campbell, No. 9, Lower«new..street, Stepney." "I', S. Send me, or bring with you, as soon as possible, a few active and enterprising young officerspand two clerks of moral habits and good connexions." The applicants, each conceiving himself to come within the Litter description, were exceedingly , anxious to obtain appoint ments. Mete captain, Campbell readily accommodated them with, for the very small sum of 10/, each ; to those who had been educated as cadet" be gave commissions ; one young man educated for the medical profession, be: appointed army-surgeon to the patriot army, and civilians he appointed secretaries, in which situation they would, with more security, advance to post►► of honour and profit by their diplomatic talents. From the first he declared his entire indepeudenceof the Greek Committee, of whom he spoke slightingly, as an inefficient set of mere theorists and literary men. Each adventurer signed a dociunent, the forin of which was as follows: I do hereby engage to be employed, or cause to be employed, the bearer (as secretary) in the land service of Greece,' in the Mediterranean, and the seas connected with the same,' provided that he ciobarlts in the ship or, yawl which I shall provide, when required to do so, within not haw than ten days from the date hereof ; and that he be obedient to all lawful cinnintuels; and I declare this engagement binding, to all intents and purposes, as any indenture or other engagement can be. " Given under my hand, this Bth day, of September. JOHN CAMPBELL" The signature of the beerer is in the margin. (Signed, &it. by the party.) "JOHN CAMPBELL." The Captain kept a counterpart himself. He impressed upon them the necessity of making immediate preparations for sailing. The friends of the parties busied themselves in fitting out the youths. Nearly all had new uniforms provided, some of which were actually sported in Bond-street and the Parks, where they hart excited much admiration. They were lined with white, some thing like the uniform of the artillery regiment, but neater, and were made by Mr. Currie, the army accoutrement-maker, who warmly recommended Captain Campbell and the adventure. The cause, he said, was glorious, and the prospects for young men like the complainants of the most glowing description. At length the time for their departure was positively fixed. A yacht was said to be engaged. Unexpected obstacles, however, arose. Thursday, every thing prevented their starting; Friday was a day the leans thought to be unlucky, and it was proper to consult their super- Nations. Something very extraordinary occurred on , Saturday, hut Sunday .was a clear day, a lucky day, and sail they positively should on that day, the first of their career in the glorious cause. Fortnne, hOwever, did not smile on the adventure, for the Captain Was arrested, and thrown into a- lock-up-house in the city, for a debt of NI. Then it was that the adventurers, for the first time, began to make inquiries as to whether the Captain was a person fit' to be trusted. They learned from the Captain of the trading vessel in which they were to have sailed, that lie had done nothing.to se cureb their passage except the payment of lot. a sort of earneat. ut which, they now believed, was a snore colour. They went to thetermination Captain, doubted hie authority, and expressed so much de - It was at once pronoun minatien that he was induced to ive u the letter. They then went t' the cheek Committee, to inquireinto its authority, and on taiMng that h warrant for his apprehension,on the charge of ohtam cad to be a forgery. They were satisfied e" Myer Cochrane: ,They were now desirous of 0 . 1)- in' money 'miler false to come forward as wittPretenceB. deuce which the ,C The Loan ll,lkynn There were 16 of them ready . !Iluessed some surprise at the ready cre me "P in had 6btained. ment maker in llefient-stjetiVir, s p o ken o c p i l i n, ta i g h re re P r n e re b . (l that the' adventure hail been Currie, the army-accoutre tradesman.— They has ~ bevit i ee 't Who was a very respectable to be a forgery ; and what prevented suspicion 04 that head, was the circumstance that it had, somehow or other, got the foreign post-mark. The Loup natant, observing the post-mark, said that was certainly a strong circumstance, and he supposed the Cap tain's defence upon that Would be that he had been himself deceived, Mr. Holder, the chief clerk, suggested, that as the Captain was in prison, 'the' best mode Would be to prefer a bill of indict.. talent against him at once for fraud before the Grand jury. The applicants were apprehensive, that befiwe that proceeding could be carried: into effect, the Captain. would get liberated. The Loan MAyou, under these circumstances, did not hesitate to grant a warrant immediately. The adventurers were all ap parently ardent, 'active and able young men, zealous in the cause and desirous of embarking in it at all hazards. One of them de clared, that go he would, if he . went on a raft. All seemed ani mated at the prospect of fighting under Cochrane, and, from the Captain's success in a short time, not a doubt was entertained that upon the slightest signal an army of th e boldest spirits might be raised in a week for any enterprise of the kind. One of the adventurers came from Colchester,where he had heard of it accidentally, and, but that it was represented as a thing which would require interest as well as money, plenty of others would have started with him. Some there were amongst theM, " the cankers of a long peace and a qu.iet world." One of them being expostulated with on the barrenness of the pecuniary prospects of the enterprise, replied indignantly, " D. money ; it is a good cause, and that is enough. Besides, what is the use of staying at home where there is nothing for a man of spirit to do ?" He added, that be the difficulties or consequences what they might, he was deter mined not to be disappointed in his resolution to fight on the classic soil. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday a person was brought in custody to this office, before Mr. CONA - NT, the sitting Magistrate, charged on suspicion of havingstolen some carpenter's tool*, Whiehwere found in his possession • the night before by a watchman who had stopped him in the street. • He said his name Was Samuel Province, anti was in-the 15th year of his existence. The carpenter's tools seemed of little or no value; and he.accounted for the possession of them by saying that he found them on one of the seats in a recess on Westminster-bridge, where he stopped to rest himself with a - load of rata that he was taking home. " A load of what?" said Mr. CONANT....." A small load of rats, Sir," replied the prisoner. " What, dead rats?" said the Magistrate. ", What were you going to do with them ?" " Ole no, Sir," said the prisoner, " not dead rats, but two • or three dozen of live rats that I was taking. home." " Why," said Plank, the chief officer, looking at the prisoner sharply, " you are the chap that kills rats for a wager against the dog ' Billy.' " The prisoner said he was the same. Plank now explained a little of the history of this extraordinary animal, who had actually killed 100 rats in less, than five minutes, heating for a wager the celebrated dog "Billy" at the Westminster pit by several rats; bat what is still more extraordinary, he kills them in the samemanner that the dog does, going on all fours, and seizing the rat in his mouth, when he seldom fails in one bite to separate the head clean off from the body. The prisoner nodded assent to every thing Plank had stated, as much as to say, " you are all. right, Sir." A parish constable, who happened to be present, also stated that the prisoner had been from hiilhildhood arat-killer. He is em ployed in slaughter-houses, granaries, stables, gentlemen's houses, &c., to expel those vermin, which seem to have an instinctive horror of his approach or presence ; for any warehouse or other place that he makes his appearance in, let it have been swarmed ever so much with rats before, there is not one to he seen or heard there for several days after his visit, supposing even he does not catch one of them: they seem to be aware of his approach, by the smell, or some other means; for the moment }wads' hie foot in a granary, or slaughter-house, all the rats in the place are beard squeaking and scampering in all directions : he catches all his rats alive, and the instant he gets a sight - of one, he pounces on it like a.cat, and seizes it sometimes in his hand,' but moat frequently in his, mouth. He thinks nothing of thrusting his arm in as far as it can go to a rat-hole, and pulling out the occupants one by one from their beds, and it is by his exertions chiefly that all the live nits are supplied for sport about town. The prisoner listened with a very evident degree of pride and satisfaction to this history of his exploits. Mr; Cos: slur asked the prisoner if himself and the dog " Billy" lived together. He 'replied not; for that " Billy" lived at the pit in Westminster, and he himself lived in St. Giles "s. Mr. CONANT said, that it was very well they did not live tow-- thee ; for if they hod, from the au:count given to-day 4 his rat killing powers, it wart very likely -that much rivalddp and jealousy would prevail between them. As there was no claimant for the carpenter's tools friend on the prisoner,. and they seemed so valueless, being quite worn out,. he was discharged. MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.-- Yesterday, another charge of fraud was made against the person calling himself Captain Jam Campbell, who, under the pretended authority of Lord Cochrane, professed himself commissioned to select a few enterprising young . . gentlemen, to serve as officers in the Grecian navy. Mr. Edward William Jaques, a young gentleman of most re spectable connexions, about 18 years of age, was the complainant ; he was accompanied by his solicitor, Mr. William Henry Gooie, of No. 4, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. Mr. Jaques stated, that he had been apprenticed to Mr. Stanton, an engraver in Gray'- inn-lane, with' a premium of 2001. ; but observing on the 10th of July, in the window of Mr. Unwin of Ludgate-hill, a placard as follows— " Wanted immediately, for a particular liervice, a few active and enterprising nautical officers, and two clerks, of moral con duct and good education: they will require , an outfit of about 50/. each. Inquire at the printer's, G. Neal, printer, 7, Fleet-street, near Fleet-►narket." He Mt inspired with a determination to serve the cause of free dom iu behalf of the Greeks. The necessary inquiry having been made, he was referred to Captain John Campbell, at No. 34, Shoemaker-row, DoctOrs'-comnions, with whoM he entered into an engagement to pay 10/., and to receive a sub-lieutenant's com mission in the Grecian navy. Ho then solicited Mr. Stanton's permission to withdraw from his service, which he obtained, with out stipulating with hini.for a return of any part of the premium. A few days afterwards, he'reeeived a letter from Campbell, to say that unless he immediately paid the 101. and signed the bond, he .would lose his appointment, for the whole of his list was filled up by persons of the first distinction and character. Mr. Jacques is an orphan, ,and has no particular friends in London • but he has a powerful and kind friend 'in a nobleman of the highest distinc tion in the country, who with great condescension gave him his advice in a first letter, and a remittance of 301. in a second. Thus supplied v;,ith finances, Mr. JaeqUes, not only advanced the pro posed 10/i, but he consented, under different pretences, to lend Campbell 6/. in addition. He became, also, responsible to him for his board and lodging, and pledged almost every article he was possessed of for his accommodation,' even his linen is now with held as security for the charge of washing. When Mr. Jacques became an -inmate of. Campbell's house, he found himself the only one upon the list. After three weeks, a second was added, and after a month, a third : the list his subsequently been augmented to sixteen or seventeen. The letters from his illustrious friend were handed to Mr. linotultrrom, who said, " These letters do honour to the noble writer; in the tirst, he with very great judgment asks you, whe ther_ your master approves of what. you are doing; and he gives his own opinion, th a t y ou w ill gain but little advantage from the pur suit. You then aga i n press your reques t, a nd he s e nds you wh a t you require. You possess a very great treasure in so powerful a friend, and I am sorry the fruits of bis benevolence have not been , applied to a better purpose. You stand, young man, on the brink of destruction. The 2001. gOne, the SOI. is gone, your home is gone —you poetess a Volatile spirit to a dangerous degree, and no thing but good'advice,:followed by good conduct, can save you from utter ruin." • Mr. Goore, the solicitor, said, that his knowledge of the eir-, emnstance was accidental ; he had known a Mr. Aggs, who ii proprietor of th e h ouse in s h o emaker-row, front his infancy, and he introduce(' him to Campbell about three weeks ago as a person who had taken his apartments, and who was appointed by Lord Cochrane, under his own signature, to obtain young officer, for the Greek service. Campbell proti.sses to bold rank . in the Bri tish navy; there are several of that name in the list, but the fact is ant ascertained. Mr. BUOIItiIiTON Said, the statement you have made confirms - my opinion, that this is a notorious act of swindling: it is un necessary for me to -grant yon a warrant, because Campbell is al ready in the custody ef the sheriff,, sad a warrant granted upon a. former is lodged as a detainer against him. Mr. Goore said, h e k new he, was in custody under four arrests, and he had Yesterday lodged two detainers on civil actions against him. Ile also passes O l der two names, that of C a pt a i n J o hn Campbell, and James p a tti s ou Stewart. IL L ' is between 60 and 70 years of age.. Mr. 131ourarrow asked Ur. Jacques, .Whether ho had bee!' introdueed by Campbell to Mr.' Currie, the tailor, .of ttegent-at. Ile said, Mr. Currie had altered a blue naval coat for him, by putting on' Grecian buttons. (It appeared by Mr. Currie's ev,i; deuce on Wednesday ni g ht, that his acquaint ance w i t h Campbell originated from tot accidental order for uniforms.) Mr. Goore ,stated, that Clotting Mr. Jacques' in. such eircinn" Stances of disappointment and distress, he had given him • Wine, with hit family for the last fourteen dais, and he expressed a de ti.i inination to do all he could to serve him for the future. Mr. BROUGUTON.-..." Nothing more can be done in the present stage of the inquiry; but the parties shill have due notice of further proceedings." • . We are informed, that last Sunday week, Campbell sent two other young men, under a similar imposition, to Gravesend, there to hold themselves in readiness to embark on board the Royal Charlotte, as she would be down,the river on Wednesday, for the purpose of proceeding in a direct course to the place of her desti nation, and it is supposed that they are still looking out for the good ship, under circumstances of anxiety and distress. The Royal Charlotte has been shown to the young sailors, by way of excitement ; she is a Gravesend sailing boat, for which probably a small deposit only has been paid. She has been caulked; and an action against Campbell, is said to be pending for 20/. expended in that operation. When Mr. Jacques visited her, she carried a white satin ensign, with a blue-anchor at her 'mast head, said to he presented by a person of distinction in the cause of the Greeks,—he could not recollect the exact name. OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 15. (Before the Raconorn and Alderman Sir R. C. GLYN.) MURDER.—Conclusion of the trial of Isaac Bateman, for the murder of his wife,which it will be seen by our Paper of yesterday, was not concluded when we were obliged to go to press. Mr. Henry Russell, house surgeon to St. George's Hospital, corroborated the evidence of the last witness us to the injuries received by the deceased. Examined the body after death, and diseovered that the bladder was ruptured. John Chapman, a hackney-coachman, corroborated the testimony of Mary Hughes. Cross-examined by Mr. BRODERICK.—Did not hear the prisoner say that-it was impossible his wife could he, dead when he surrendered himself. Will not swear that he did not, say so. • .lane Cousins lived next door to the prisoner. Saw him on the morning of the murder with a bundle in his apron: Saw the deceased in Hammersmith, but could not say at what time either of them came home. Saw her be tween five and six o'clock a little intoxicated. They lived on good terms when she was sober, but she was much addicted to drinking. Mr.' Russell recalled.—Deceased told him that she had been knocked down by her husbaud, and that he had knelt upo'n her while on the ground. Kneeling upon her was not likely to produce that effect, if the bladder had not been distended. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. BRODERICK now submiLed that there was no proof that the woman who died in the hospital and the woman who was beaten were the same person. Mr. Justice GASELEE said that the question of identity must go to the Jury. The prisoner declared before God that the deceased fell in a fit of intoxication, and that he never struck her or bore her any ill-will or malice whatsoever. The following witnesses were then called for the de fence : Ann Ma Seri saw the deceased .three times cm the day in question ; lived next r door to her; the second time she saw her she was very forward in liquor, and in the evening she was qUite tipsy. Thomas Denman, a market gardener, employed the pri soner during the last four years, arid he was the quietest Man he ever had in his employ ; knew the deceased, and she was a drunken woman. Mr. Fielder, churchwarden, Mr. Rutt, and several other respectable persons, gave the prisoner the character of being a quiet, inoffenslve man. Mr. Justice GASELER then charged the Jury. Verdict —Nat Guilty. Mr. Justice GASEILEE asked them if they returned that verdict generally, and if they meant to acquit the prisoner of mansTanghter as well as of murder. The Jury, after a short consultation, requested to retire to consult of their verdict. Upon their return to the Court they returned a verdict of--Not Gut (Before the RECORDER anti a London Jury.) John Shaks, whose case was postponed from last even , _ . ing, was again put to the bar, being indicted for being at arge within this kingdom, after having been sentenced to ransportation for life to New South Wales. • Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the ease for the prosecution. John Stafford, Esq., produced a certificated abstract of the record of the conviction capitally of the prisoner. Jeremiah Herbert took the prisoner into custody on the 3d of July, at the White Hart, Fetter-lane, believing him, to he a runaway convict. John Johnson, keeper of the Castle at Norwich, remem bered receiving the prisoner into custody in July, 1813. Mr. ALLEY objected' to this evidence, because the wit ness merely spoke from a perusal of a book, namely, the . Gaol Journal, which he himself kept at that time. He had not refreshed, he had again created his memory. The RECORDER said, that if the precise date were ,ne cessary, it must have been shown by legal evidence. But the defect in that case could not invalidate the posi tive recollection of the gaoler as to the holding of the pri soner in custody. Examination resumed—Witness remembered his ar raignment, conviction, and sentence. John Crowley, yemembered seeing the prisoner at Syd ner, in . New South W a l es . • Witness was steward of the ship Harvey, and the prisoner worked as a carpenter on board, being then an emancipated convict. The prisoner was seereted'in the hold till they got out to sea. Cross-examined by Mr. Bnongutcx--There was a fracas on board. Witness was displaced and the prisoner appointed to fill his situation. There was a placard on board respecting the escape of Shales. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. ALLEY, for the defence, called Beach,. the Captain of the Harvey, who had read in the newspapers an account of what hid taken place in the Court yesterday. lie would not believe the last witness upon his oath. He re collect; putting the prisoner in the situation, and he con ducted himself very properly. • Crass-examined .by Mr. ADOPIIVS—Pound the pri r soner on board after being three days 'at sea: Had no doubt that the steward had concealed him in the ship. The RECORDER summed up. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. ' NEW COURT. _ (Before the COMMO N SERGEANT And a Middlesex Jury. The trial of M r . Tay/or, for bigamy, was poitponed til Tuesday next. Henry Bu r kitt was i n di cte d for stealing 171. 135., the money of James Ak ermai i,—Oni/ty, and, sentenced to seven years' transportation. Marid Smith, a very decent-looking elderly lady, the widow of a Lie u t e nant in the Navy, was charged with stealing three pounds of bacon, the property of Richard Morrig, cheesemonger. e of bacon in i iis his sbo openp, wdi sandv Mr. Morris stated, that on the Sth of July, in the even ing,ec h e w a moment, and ha looking ag ain towards where the bacon had been, he sa w that it Was gone, and hian‘ovv . pr isoner looking a t a e turned rou n d f or t he pi the prisoner had also departed. He followed, overtook, and gave her in charge. The baeon he found near the spot where the ' prt sorter was taken. The prisoner called several persons who gave her an excellent character, and.deaurihed her having ' • as indepen dent proPerti• Mr. IWorris insistelliat-the prison er was t h e person who took the bacon. The Jury, however, were of ooin' Morris 100 that Mr. was mistaken, and acquitted the ". Mr. Morris repeated his eonvie l ti ll6"er. r , One of the Jury here amen i ' l °ll of the ' rimier's guilt. '( , that their impression of Mr. Morris was, that he wa s a ' very bast man. The COURT refulied.to allowthe ' . y his At five o'clock Mr. S prosecutor expences. ergeant ARABIN and a London Jury proceeded to try ' prisoners on the London side; but not one of the eases were worth notice. TOWN-HALL, GRAVESEND, SErT. 15. The young man named Lakeland,aliai Kirk, alias &nth, whose first and second examinations took place on Sa turday and Wednesday last, charged with felonioutdy tak ing away a horse and gig, the property of Mr. - Glidd, a livery-stable keeper in this town, was brought up this morn ing for final examination before William Gladdish, Esq., the Mayor. The-Mayor asked the prisoner if he had made his friend; acquainted with his present situation, and whether or ;lot he had heard from any of them The prisoner (who seemed greatly agitated) said he had not yet heard from any of them, and feared his letter hid miscarried. The Mayor then asked the prisoner if he had still the same objection to give his real name ? The prisoner replied, that as . giving up his rpal name was not likely to relieve hint from his present situation, he would still decline doing so. The Mayor observed that he would not press bitn. once He H tti e g N i v v ag e ' s t n.) hi • s to Tl' . a b l e e— ob i l t ig w e a d s to rtot of much import . observe, that the Opinion he had expressed on a former occasion resp ectin g the prisoner's pursuits were too fully justified by die carts.plaints made to him ate last examination: The fol lowing letter was then read by order of the Mayor :-- •- London, Sept. 14. Worshipful Sir,—Seeing the report in last Saturday's Tinto newspaper of the second examination before you, on Friday last, of a young man from Yorkshire of the name of Lakeland, 1 belt to state his real name is SiOnOnds, a native of York, for 1 ;IV' his parents well; he had sonic property left him. The mune in dividual called on me on Saturday, the 26th of August last, ''Y ing he was in distress for money, and that he had sent a bill doyen by Lister, the guard of the Yotk Express coach, on Wilson's snit Co. for 25/, 2s. Which note I have seen, and begging one °, hint have Si. till he came beck, having a note on the other bil at York, Messrs. Roper and Co., for 25/. 2s. which n ote I " v. ; hold ; but he has not been seen in London since. The gl'u"` found no effects for the note he took down. I am &lid are not all.—Your humble servant, 2, Giltapur-street, London. W.I. FRENCH, Fishmonger. ed o take his trial at the ensuing sa assizes at Maidston e, and ! t . The MAYOR. ordered the prisoner to be committ , he feared, frorethe propensity he had shown to traffic J e t d ` bills, there would most likely, be other charges Fel e "' against him. Viner, the constable of Bexley, who had first taken the prisoner into custody; now applied to the Mayor for per' mission to take the prisoner to Maidstone. shown either such decided incapadty or culpable negle::! The MAYOR refused, observing that the constable had,,, in allowing- the prisoner to destroy his papers whilst in 1,7 custody, that henould not think.of incrusting charge of a prisoner again. him with u e between DREADFUL .FIRE., -,-Yesterday wor tun g' ac t seas 3 and 4 o'clock, the neighbourhood of Toth' Court R o d • the thrown into alarm ii .co uence of a fire that h ... 7 11e o uter is n house of Mr. Wm. M ack stationer. um de We on the spot , but not before the house was sitr" _ A - ": 116 „;,, u rn: houses, are happy to say that no lives were Ins L Tile 11"J'^ — "" Ny s one of which is a baker's, received not the slightest injury. are informed that the house was insured. THE LATE MURDER ON 5AFF" "14 ;t 1 . 1 :4 1" 61% .: FUNeRAL or ANN PERRY.—YeAtXday forenoon tne unfortunate woman was removed from the parishlvorkhotute to burial-ground in Gray's-inn-lane, where it was interred. It w 1": stated that the parish would offler a handsome reward for the arre:: of the murderer, but that not yet being the case , ws under,ts the inhabitants of the neighbourhood are abou t to enter int° subseription to raise a reward for that purpose. de' The DESERTION OF A BRITISH OFFICER •_ reran sertion of a Lieutenant Scott to the Burmese is noticed in a err of the Calcutta newspapers, but accompanied with a detail t h e cumstancca, which, while they give us little reas on to II"' the loss the British Army has sustained, prevent our beliera. story to its full extent. It appears that Mr. Scott, who by T eo Prison for some time, and who, it was believed, had been t ! Prisoner by the enemy, has been seen sitting in Council at Av"? Burman attire. This officer, accordin to accounts c i tr'y to make the King believe that he was g C,oru '' l. ; ° Europeans, and on that and similar assurances, he ° hot :L e t command given him, which, it seems, he enjoyed 'l tlic, i4 ;;, ' of Dr. Sandford, of the Royals, who undeceived his no footed Majesty, when Mr. Scott was immediately irons. The letters from Peghain-luew, to the 12thrsolu—',, not make the slightest mention of Lieut. Scott having b at ' 161 prisoner to head-quarters. gOOd The brewers of Scotland are experiencing the r'The 'effects of the abundant crop of hops in Englant t• it i l as t same quantity of hops (two pockets) that wo u ''' year have cost 221. 55., are stated in the Landollfill voices to be 8/. Bs.; and they , are expected to be ' o , 3s lower. The duty last year, from the bed e r *.ras only about 120,0001. This season it will be lirv -220,000/.—Edinburgh Observer. THE BITER BIT, OR DIAMOND CUT D iAM°% P.--- o f Two horse-dealers by profession, James Iteev.",St `Westbury, and Taylor, of Wells, trieetni:'es the latter place a few days since, agreed upon i a t , ev esf change of their steeds; but the next morning: i s , ' is ye, whose bargain had in the mean tune departed hastened back to 'Wells in order to exchange s •b rssr ion, To this proposal Taylor, after some cony% wits assented ; and Reeves, on . giving 10s. to ITl ie dis favoured with the body of ha own horse, w hicLl covered was also dead !---Dorset Chronick. IN VLW MAIL BY THE HIGHLAND ROAD • - Fer o 10 N. -We understand .that road from by or ders Inverness by Blair has been recently surver oar from the General Post Office, with the vi ew on it taining what alterations would be ile eess t t:s rotas' before establishing a Mail to the nort h by 'rovernents On two parts of the road only *err inlP,o,opleted, found to be necessary, and when these Srve °ni L it .dice i f We believe the fault will not lie with so g re't an alteration so frequently agitated, nots finslV importance to the north of Seotlandi r , year s ''..., complished. The exi , Priene of the te ,. .- 3 ; eti f r o, proved how little interruption May be , i , t e of roam, snow ; and as the only part on that longll°._ that part where obstruction may ever be anticipated, I ' ve °r atted near Dalnacardoch, which the surveyor' stifled to be improved—we think that Ws area little I° l stating that the Highland road has o r r s c r ,,Ortb' dread from the chances of winter as any ot ,toast over the Humber.—We know we ough t r mt to roofs much, for the fates are said to dislik e p i ,„ triumphs ; b ut we cannot forbear remanding l e ' s i s ' t c . oa st) (especially that portion of it residingon th s e a, the. that during the great snow storm iri w h e re - -4 land . road was the only one in the kingd6ol.l it i o p communication never sufFered any intern I Perth Courier. colo' S BIRTHS. tier , the lad! o f Oa the 15th in Upper Harley "';- t- 0 1 ' J. N. Smith, of a son. R u ud44 On the 14th inst., Mrs. Fraser, Bernard -street, of :a SOIL MARRIED. . LW E 005 0 1 0 4' Oa the 14th inst., at Islington Church, -. worth, of Islington, to Mary Ann flabgoode nly Tht ilabgood, of New us.tto off On the 14th inst., at St. George'll, 111'13 0 ° 44 daltlo' Jamesu, Gri ffi ths, of Old Bond-street, to Elia, el"' `j.lharn Swinscow, Esq., of Cburcli-street, StlereY' DIED. msg. Y ea(h On . the 12th inst. a ft er a lingering , s t iettft, Samuel Rust , Esq., o f Bennet-street, Chtist C h* o 77o 11 0 . 4 11 - 1 On the 13th eusltleslYS in a nisv i ne " ce c b-str 64 of the aorta, Mr. Samuel Robinson, of Feriehur 40th year. 01 ,0 ' yi;" sits Printed and Publialutd bY „ 1129 t a